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Faculties & Departments

Department of Psychology

Yvonne Barnes-Holmes
Lecturer in Psychology

Yvonne

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Psychology
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Maynooth, Co. Kildare,
Ireland
Phone: ++ 353 1 708 6080
Fax: ++ 353 1 708 4767
Yvonne's E-mail

Research Interests

The development of language and cognition in early childhood. Conceptual and applied issues in human development. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy with children and adults. Special interests include child behaviour problems and acceptance and change therapies with adults. Recognition, prevention and treatment of abuse of older women.

Postgraduates currently being supervised by
Dr. Yvonne Barnes-Holmes

Lorretto Cunningham
Carol Murphy
Claire Keogh
Claire Campell
Fodhla Coogan
Geraldine Scanlon
Anne Kehoe

All postgraduates are co-supervised by Dermot Barnes-Holmes

PUBLICATIONS

Staunton, C., Barnes-Holmes, D., Whelan, R., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Commins, S., Walsh, D., Smeets, P. M., Stewart, I., Dymond, S. (in press). Equivalence relations and semantic priming: a preliminary behavior-analytic model of semantic networks. The Psychological Record.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Staunton, C., Whelan, R., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Commins, S., Walsh, D., Stewart, I., Smeets, P. M., & Dymond, S. (in press). Derived stimulus relations, semantic priming, and event-related potentials: Testing a behavioral theory of semantic networks. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Regan, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Commins, S., Walsh, D., Stewart, I., Smeets, P. M., Whelan, R., & Dymond, S. (in press). Relating derived relations as a model of analogical reasoning: Reaction times and event related potentials. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Murphy, C., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (in press). Manding and derived transformation of function in children with autistic spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

McHugh, L., Barnes-Holmes, Y., O’Hora, D .& Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). Perspective-taking: A relational frame analysis. Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin, 22, 4-10.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Luciano, M. C., & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (2004). Introductory comments to the series on Relational Frame Theory. Special Issue of the International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 177-179.

McHugh, L., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). Understanding perspective-taking, false belief and deception from a behavioural perspective. The Irish Psychologist, 30, 142-147.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Cochrane, A., Barnes-Holmes, Y., & Stewart, I. (2004). “Offer it up” and psychological acceptance: Empirical evidence for your grandmother’s wisdom? The Irish Psychologist, 31, 72-77.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Cochrane, A., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Stewart, I., & McHugh, L. (2004). Psychological acceptance: Experimental analyses and theoretical interpretations. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 517-530.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Smeets, P. M., Strand, P. & Friman, P. (2004). Testing and training relational responding in accordance with the relational frame of opposite in young children. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 559-586.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D. & McHugh, L., (2004). Teaching derived relational responding to young children. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention, 1, 4-10.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Smeets, P. M. (2004). Testing and training relational responding in accordance with the relational frame of more-than and less-than in young children. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 531-558.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., McHugh, L. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). Perspective-taking and Theory of Mind: A relational frame account. The Behavior Analyst Today, 5, 15-25.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., McHugh, L., & Hayes, S. C. (2004). Relational Frame Theory: Some implications for understanding and treating human psychopathology. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 355-375.

McHugh, L., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). An RFT account of the development of complex cognitive phenomena: Perspective-taking, false belief understanding and deception. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 303-324.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Smeets, P. M., Cullinan, V. & Leader, G. (2004). Relational frame theory: Conceptual and procedural issues. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 181-214.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Staunton, C., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Whelan, R., Stewart, I., Commins, S., Walsh, D., Smeets, P. M., & Dymond, S. (2004). Interfacing Relational Frame Theory with cognitive neuroscience: Semantic priming, The Implicit Association Test, and event related potentials. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 4, 215-240.

McHugh, L., Barnes-Holmes, Y., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). Perspective-taking as relational responding: A developmental profile. The Psychological Record, 54, 115-144.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Smeets, P. M. & Luciano, C. (2004). The derived transfer of mood functions through equivalence relations. The Psychological Record, 54, 95-114

Ockleford, E., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Morichelli, R., Morjaria, A., Scocchera, F., Furniss, F. Sdogati, C. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2003). Mistreatment of older women in three European countries: Estimated prevalence and service responses. Violence Against Women, 9 (Special Issue), 1453-1464.

Keaveney, J., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2003). A review of the behaviour-analytic approach to the study of reading. The Irish Psychologist, 30, 69-73.

Strand, P., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2003). Educating the whole child: Implications of behaviorism as a science of meaning. Journal of Behavioral Education, 12, 105-118.

Smeets, P. M., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Akpinar, D. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2003). Reversal of equivalence relations. The Psychological Record, 53, 91-120.

Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2002). Naming, story-telling, and problem-solving: Critical elements in the development of language and cognition. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 1 (Fall), 34-39.

Luciano, C. M. S., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2002). Establishing reports of saying and doing and say-do correspondence. Research on Developmental Disabilities, 23, 406-421

Roche, B., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Stewart, I. & O'Hora, D. (2002). Relational frame theory: A new paradigm for the analysis of social behavior. The Behavior Analyst, 25, 75-92.

Luciano, M. C., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2001). Early verbal developmental history and equivalence relations. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 1, 137-149.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Roche, B. & Smeets, P. M. (2001). Exemplar training and a derived transformation of function in accordance with symmetry. The Psychological Record, 51, 287-308.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Roche, B. & Smeets, P. M. (2001). Exemplar training and a derived transformation of function in accordance with symmetry: II. The Psychological Record, 51, 589-604.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Roche, B. & Smeets, P. M. (2001). The development of self and perspective-taking: A relational frame analysis. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 1 (Fall), 42-45.

Barnes-Holmes, D. & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (2000). Explaining complex behavior: Two Perspectives on the concept of generalized operant classes. The Psychological Record, 50, 251-265.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Cullinan, V. (2000). Relational frame theory and Skinner's Verbal Behavior: A possible synthesis. The Behavior Analyst, 23, 69-84.

Roche, B., Barnes-Holmes, D., Smeets, P. M., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & McGeady, S. (2000). Contextual control over the derived transformation of discriminative and sexual arousal functions. The Psychological Record, 50, 267-292.

Barnes-Holmes, D., Keane, J., Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Smeets, P. M. (2000). A derived transformation of emotive functions as a means of establishing differential preferences for soft drinks. The Psychological Record, 50, 493-511.

Barnes, D. & Holmes, Y. (1991). Radical behaviorism, stimulus equivalence, and human cognition. The Psychological Record, 41, 19-31.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Murphy, C. (2004). Teaching the basic skills of language and cognition using contributions from Relational Frame Theory. In D. J. Moran & R. W. Malott (Ed’s). Evidence-based educational methods (pp. 277-292). New York: Elsevier Academic Press.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Roche, B., Healy, O., Lyddy, F., Cullinan, V. & Hayes, S. C. (2001). Psychological development. In S. C. Hayes, D. Barnes-Holmes, & B. T. Roche (Ed's.) Relational frame theory: A post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition (pp. 157-180). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D. & Cullinan, V. (2001). Education. In S. C. Hayes, D. Barnes-Holmes, & B. T. Roche (Ed's.) Relational frame theory: A post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition (pp. 181-196). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Roche, B, Barnes-Holmes, D, Barnes-Holmes, Y. & Hayes, S. C. (2001). Social processes. In S. C. Hayes, D. Barnes-Holmes & B. T. Roche (Ed's.) Relational frame theory: A post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition (pp. 197-210). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Barnes-Holmes, Y., Hayes, S. C., Barnes-Holmes, D. & Roche, B. (2001). Relational frame theory: A post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition. In H. Reese & R. Kail (Eds.). Advances in child development and behavior (Volume 28: Advances in life-span development series) (pp. 101-139). New York: Academic Press.a

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